Munich climate
Munich is warmest in August, with average highs of 23 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average -3.6 °C. May is the wettest month (108 mm) and February the driest (54 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Munich averages 959 mm of rain, 28 days above 25 °C and 106 days below freezing.
Germany · population 1,505,005 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 23 °C
- Coldest month February -3.6 °C
- Driest month February 54 mm
- Wettest month May 108 mm
- Least cloud July 56 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 35 °C
- Coldest on record March -24 °C
What to expectMunich through the year
Munich has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 5.1 °C in February to 23 °C in August, a swing of 19 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 28 days a year reach 25 °C, 4 of them reach 30 °C, 106 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. May averages 108 mm against 54 mm in February — 2.0 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4 °C | 64 mm | 71 % |
| February | 5.1 °C | 54 mm | 68 % |
| March | 9.3 °C | 70 mm | 65 % |
| April | 13.8 °C | 67 mm | 61 % |
| May | 17.7 °C | 108 mm | 63 % |
| June | 20.9 °C | 107 mm | 61 % |
| July | 22.8 °C | 108 mm | 56 % |
| August | 22.8 °C | 100 mm | 56 % |
| September | 18.2 °C | 83 mm | 62 % |
| October | 13.8 °C | 68 mm | 69 % |
| November | 7.8 °C | 63 mm | 75 % |
| December | 3.8 °C | 67 mm | 74 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4 °C | -3.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 14.6 °C | -22.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 5.1 °C | -3.6 °C | 0.5 °C | 18.1 °C | -22.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| March | 9.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 4.3 °C | 21.3 °C | -23.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| April | 13.8 °C | 3.2 °C | 8.6 °C | 27.9 °C | -8.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| May | 17.7 °C | 7.9 °C | 12.9 °C | 29.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 20.9 °C | 11.5 °C | 16.4 °C | 32.9 °C | 2.8 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 22.8 °C | 13.5 °C | 18.3 °C | 34.3 °C | 7.1 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 22.8 °C | 13.4 °C | 18.2 °C | 34.8 °C | 5.3 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 18.2 °C | 9.5 °C | 13.7 °C | 30.0 °C | 0.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 13.8 °C | 5.5 °C | 9.4 °C | 24.7 °C | -4.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| November | 7.8 °C | 0.7 °C | 4.0 °C | 19.8 °C | -12.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| December | 3.8 °C | -2.4 °C | 0.5 °C | 14.7 °C | -20.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 mm | 11 | 8.8 h/day | 71 % | 80 % | 17 km/h |
| February | 54 mm | 10 | 10 h/day | 68 % | 77 % | 17 km/h |
| March | 70 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 65 % | 75 % | 17 km/h |
| April | 67 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 61 % | 72 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 108 mm | 15 | 15 h/day | 63 % | 74 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 107 mm | 14 | 16 h/day | 61 % | 75 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 108 mm | 14 | 16 h/day | 56 % | 74 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 100 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 56 % | 75 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 83 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 80 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 68 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 69 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 63 mm | 10 | 9.3 h/day | 75 % | 85 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 67 mm | 13 | 8.4 h/day | 74 % | 83 % | 16 km/h |
How Munich compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich | 23 °C | -3.6 °C | 959 mm | 28 |
| Regensburg · Germany | 24 °C | -3.2 °C | 784 mm | 39 |
| Salzburg · Austria | 24 °C | -5.3 °C | 1,776 mm | 37 |
| Nuremberg · Germany | 24 °C | -2.3 °C | 777 mm | 37 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Munich.
QuestionsCommon questions about Munich’s climate
When is the best time to visit Munich?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Munich get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 23 °C. About 4 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -3.6 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 106 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Munich?
May, averaging 108 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is February with 54 mm. The year as a whole averages 959 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Munich rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.